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After having to have a bit of a rest from trig hunting because of a slight fracture in my knee (only found by MRI) and then having to build a new wheel for the bike, it was good to be back. It was a lovely day for it. Saw the sun coming up over this trig. Its easily seen from the road.

Grey, flat, and frankly rather dull - but at least easily accessible, another Miller Pillar and with the added bonus of a large loop of wire through one of the top loops. The New Forest seems to have a very high density of pillars considering how flat it is - Hotine's test bed? All s/holes except W open, plastic cap, otherwise vgc.

Lovely summer afternoon with clear views, and lots of horses around.
Trig pillar had a stone left on top with some co-ords scribbed on it!
Stuck to one side with resin is a small metal fob of a thistle.

I didn't realize how flat the New Forest is. Easy roadside parking on a wide grass verge, although boggy underfoot, as was the 60m dash across marshy ground. Pillar is in good condition; 3 sight holes open, one beneath the FB is closed; sporting a composite replacement cap. Views over some distance despite everything being flat.

Second Trig of four today. Nice and easy again, in the middle of open land, sticking out like a sore thumb. In good condition with OS plaque, plug missing, looks like a white plastic one in its place. In the background is our new addition to the family, the trig mobile, now know as Mini, because thats exactly what it's not.

I note there is a comment regarding the GPS plaque on this pillar and yet the pillar is not included in the National GPS (passive) Network.
While working at OS (retired Sep 2008) I was responsible for the Project that installed the GPS Plaques. As the contributor states these were usually installed on trig points which were included in the National GPS (passive) Network and Bramshaw is not in that network. However we also installed the plaques on about 6 (from memory) pillars which formed part of an early GPS "calibration" network which was used to check new GPS equipment before being used in the field. Bramshaw was one such pillar.

We had been going down the M27 and when it turned into the A31 there were traffic jams. We hate jams so without hesitation turned down the slip road before it was too late. Although its slower through the new forest, its pretty with lots of ponies. I spotted this trig on memory map so took the road past it, pulled up and walked across for photos etc

The pillar is sited in an area of grass and heather heath close to a minor road; it has a plastic cap, an OS GPS plate and FB S2718. There are views of flat heathland of the New Forest in most directions and some distant hills can be seen on the horizon to the west.

Pillar is located close to the road and is in good condition. I was surprised to see it has an OS GPS plate, as the Trigpointing UK database shows it as not having a current use. However it is on the OS database as a passive station, T1SU2415.